Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The Executive Committee of the SO:
3ciety Of the Army Of the: Cumberland have
pract ie;ally Completed the program. for the
held in: W ashington May. il LIP, upon. which
occasion the Garfield statute to be erected
at:the west approach OF the Capitol Will &c
unveiled The meeting of the society will
be field the morning OF May: II, at which
/ Gem Sheridan will preside. Tie GRAFTON viii
Congrega tional church The Statute wiIlbe
unveiled May 10 with. appropriate zceremo
MES, at which the President and members
OF the Cabinet will be present. The even.
ing of May 10 grand Symposium will be
held at Abner'ss Garden, and the day follow
non ard Marshall Hall. II <si:::r:
The Sunday laws: Of w ashing tolll
ID. c., permit only druggists and undertakes
to remain open on that .day,a4and- the Dis:
5trlct. mmissioners onlast Sunday required
all news stands, cigar stores, confectioneries,
and lunch houses to shut up. It is expected
that test case will be made up BY some
dealer almost Immediately. While the com.
Tlssioners do not state such to be- the case
their action is believed to be the outcome Of
the enforcement of the law against Sunday
Liquor selling: This law has been enforced
the last two; Sundays, and has proved ne.
SuCCoSSlul, OWlLS LO,fI1DT0V1SlOQ
making second conviction for its violation
work forfeiture Of aicense.1 ~, :s .f#S5
Secretary Whitney has decided to
push to completion the workson the cruisers
I Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, so as toi&per-
NIT Of an early adjustment Of the accounts
with the contractors: Fo tfisgend all extra
work on the vessels, such as Exchanges
madein the Boston and Chicago by direct
of tho wal a 4Ioa n
Of the trials of the Atlanta, will; be discon-
tInued, and aside from some small changes
necessary to fit the vessels for sea the ener-
gies of the department. WILDE concentrate d
upon the work required by the original
[ contracts with John Roach The Secretary
'addresseda letter to the chiefs Of the bu-
reaus Of construction and steam engineer
Ing, and to the assignees of John Roach, to
the above effect.
1t is reported from Washing Chat
Recorder Trotter still lies in a precarious
condition, and danger exists, that he may
fallinto quick CONSUMPTION the strain IN
his lungs from the attack of ! typhoid
pneumonia in each lobe being so great as
nearlynto sdisinteg ratef It them. He resides
and is being carefully nursed lat the house
Of Mrs d Harriet Jacobs whose life history
has become widely known both in & this
country and Europe. She was a slave III
I'LL uOS6SSCsI1JE,4
I self, h ad great sale in abolition time.
81 Naval otficefs: are much pleased with
the result Of an attempt made at iThurlow,
Pa, to cast steel stem for the new cruiser
Baltimore, now: building at Philadelphia,
The piece weighed $1,000 pounds aid was
cast Withouta defect Commander Evans
has just examined and tested the casting,
and pronounces it to be excellent. He saws
that it is probably the best piece of steel
casting ever done in this country, and the
yresult$of the casting is the more Remarkable
|. and encouraging from the fact that success
was obtained at the first attempt
On the Bth 4 Committee waited upon
President Cleveland and invited him to at
tend the reunion and banquet sof the live
! held at Chicago Nov. is, 1887. The Presi-
| dent thanked them for the sinyi ON, and
said that while he had a. greatdesiFe to- Wis.
1t the West, he could not; very we'll pro III
use to accept an inv ftation for a date soz far
in the future. His presence in Chicago in
EsNoyember,sh he remarked, depended entirely
upon state Of PUBLIC affairs at that time.
#T he Chinese minister has received
from the State department check for
$I47, 900, the indemnity voted by congress
l for thesnfferers by the Rock Springs, Wyo.,
outrage assyear ago last Septernb Fl ~ The
amount awarded averages about 5000 TO
each Chinapaa for roparty Id
| pensation is paid sfors personal injuries.
though twenty five men were murdered and
many more manned.
Second Assistant Postmaste rs General
Knott has IS COMMENCED the award
tracts forycaIrY the $40 mis-
celaneousE star. and steam boat routes; for
periods ranging from one to four years ssiss
| All of the states, except Delaware, and all
ct the s except & faska aid
Il nrs presented in the tss.s 81
President Cleveland ! Hand has written
letter to the Fisherman's Union Of Glonces:
| ter, Mass, asking them not to, embarass the
Government q by any rash action regarding
the fisheries complication, assuring. them
that gil viii b. dq l1s that viii project in:
qlyldgal rights AND INTERESTS and consistent
On the 9th the President appointed